The Upper House. 13

Saturday Morning 2.^d December 1769.
This House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as Yesterday except Col:^o Hammond.
Mess.^rs Goldsborough and Bealle, from the Lower House, bring up
the following Engrossed Bills, Read and Assented to.
A Bill Entitled An Act for the Naturalization of Peter Haldimand
A Bill Entitled An Act continuing an Act Entitled An Act for re-
pairing the Public Roads in this Province, and the Supplementary
Act thereto
A Bill Entitled an Act continuing an Act entitled an Act to the
Ease the Inhabitants of this Province, and to impower the Justices
of the Several Counties to bind out the Persons, therein Mentioned,
Apprentices.
A Bill Entitled an Act continuing an Act entitled [an] Act to
Oblige infected Ships, and other Vessells coming into this Province,
to perform Quarantine.
A Bill Entitled an Act continuing an Act entitled an Act to increase
the Allowance of Jurors, attending the Provincial and County Courts,
and for other Purposes therein Mentioned.
A Bill Entitled an Act continuing an Act entitled a Supplementary
Act to the Act Entitled an Act for ascertaining what Damages shall
be allowed on Protested Bills of Exchange — These Bills were Read
and Assented to by this House, and Ordered to be so Subscribed, the
Paper Bills so Endorsed Sent by John Ridout Esq.
Read and Referred the Petition of William Thomas against the
Releasment of Charles Kedwards, and sent by George Steuart Esq.
Adjourned until Monday Morning 10 of the Clock.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Dec. 2

Monday Morning 4:^th of December 1769.
This House met again according to Adjournment.

Present
The Honble Richard Lee, Daniel Dulany, John Ridout, Walter
Dulany, George Steuart and William Fitzhugh Esquires.
Upon Application, Summons' Issued for Thomas Baker, Edward
Clayton, John Ireland, John Swift, John Brown, and James Bordley
of Queen Anns County to Testify on behalf of the Petitioners for
the Removal of the said County Court House, and likewise for
Henry Casson, Giles Hicks, Richard Mason, Thomas Ringgold,
Rev.^d Hugh Neile, W.^m Hindman, Jeremiah Garland, Ja.^s Butler,
Doctor John Smith, Peter Maxwell, John Kent, John Ireland,
Solomon Holton, Gideon Emory, and Vincent Benton to Testify
on behalf of the Counter Petitioners

Dec. 4